The Watrous Manitou
309 Main St S0K 4T0 Watrous, SK, Canada

Extreme Cold Warning remains Tuesday: Extreme cold will occur over much of southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba this morning. Wind chills of minus 40 or colder will be felt over the southern Prairies this morning. An Arctic ridge of high pressure continues to give frigid temperatures to portions of central and southern Saskatchewan and the southern half of Manitoba. Temperatures in the minus thirties along with winds of 10 to 15 km/h will produce extreme cold windchills of minus 40 or colder this morning. Some moderation will occur on this afternoon, but some regions may experience extreme cold again tonight into Wednesday morning.

Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect Monday night: Extreme cold will occur over much of southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba tonight. Wind chills of minus 40 or colder will be felt over the southern Prairies tonight and Tuesday morning. An Arctic ridge of high pressure continues to give frigid temperatures to portions of central Saskatchewan and the southern half of Manitoba. Temperatures in the minus thirties along with winds of 10 to 15 km/h will produce extreme cold windchills of minus 40 or colder tonight and Tuesday morning. Some moderation will occur on Tuesday afternoon, but some regions may experience extreme cold again Tuesday night.

Extreme Cold Warning Monday: A period of very cold wind chills is expected. An arctic ridge of high pressure continues to give frigid temperatures to portions of central Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Temperatures in the minus thirties along with winds of 10 to 15 km/h will produce extreme cold windchills of minus 40 or colder. Temperatures are expected to moderate slightly Monday morning. However, extreme cold will return for a third night to some areas on Monday evening into Tuesday.

An extreme cold warning remains in effect Sunday. According to Environment Canada, an arctic ridge of high pressure has allowed skies to clear and temperatures to plummet over central Saskatchewan, western Manitoba and Manitoba Interlake regions. Temperatures in the minus thirties along with winds of 10 to 15 km/h continue to produce extreme cold windchills of minus 40 or colder on Sunday morning. Temperatures are expected to moderate slightly by late morning. Extreme cold will return for some areas on Sunday night into Monday, however increasing cloud cover will likely keep southernmost areas warmer.

Extreme cold warning in effect Saturday: https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?sk14 A period of very cold wind chills is expected. An arctic ridge of high pressure will help clear skies over central Saskatchewan, western Manitoba and Manitoba Interlake regions tonight and Sunday morning. Lows in the minus thirties along with winds of 10 to 15 km/h will produce extreme cold windchills of minus 40 or lower before dawn on Sunday. Temperatures are expected to moderate in the morning.

COVID-19 Update: 164 New Cases, 111 in Hospital, 79 Recoveries There are 164 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 25, 2020, bringing the ...provincial total to date to 7,047 cases. The seven-day average of daily cases is 214 (17.7 new cases per 100,000 population). The new cases are located in the Far North West (7), Far North Central (3), Far North East (8), North West (1), North Central (10), North East (5), Saskatoon (37), Central East (3), Regina (69), South West (9), South Central (1) and South East (9) zones and two (2) new cases have pending residence information. One case with pending residence information was assigned to the South Central. Of the 7,047 reported cases, 3,012 are considered active. A total of 3,998 people have recovered. One-hundred and eleven people are in hospital. Ninety-two people are receiving inpatient care; one in the Far North West, eight in the North West, nine in North Central, one in North East, 36 in Saskatoon, two in Central East, 14 in Regina, two in South West, and 19 in the South East zone. Nineteen people are in intensive care: two in North West, 11 in Saskatoon, two in South West and four in Regina. Learn more at https://www.saskatchewan.ca//covid19-update-164-new-cases-. Learn more about COVID-19 case, test and hospitalization numbers in Saskatchewan at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness. To find your community, use the list at www.saskatchewan.ca//cases-and-risk-o/index-of-communities.

COVID-19 Update: 240 New Cases, 71 in Hospital, 113 Recoveries There are 240 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 17, 2020, bringing the ...provincial total to date to 5,422 cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North Central (5), Far North East (6), North West (16), North Central (12), North East (2), Saskatoon (97), Central West (11), Central East (3), Regina (27), South West (4), South Central (23) and South East (16) zones and 13 new cases have pending residence information. Four cases with pending residence information were assigned to North Central (3) and South Central (1) zones. Of the 5,422 reported cases, 2,055 are considered active. A total of 3,336 people have recovered. Seventy-one people are in hospital. Fifty-six people are receiving inpatient care; one in the Far North West, three in the North West, six in North Central, two in the North East, 30 in Saskatoon, three in Regina, four in the South West, one in South Central and six in the South East zone. Fifteen people are in intensive care: two in North Central, seven in Saskatoon, two in Central East and four in Regina. Learn more at https://www.saskatchewan.ca//covid19-update-240-new-cases-. Learn more about COVID-19 case, test and hospitalization numbers in Saskatchewan at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness. To find your community, use the list at www.saskatchewan.ca//cases-and-risk-o/index-of-communities.

COVID-19 Update: 175 New Cases, 105 in Hospital, 112 Recoveries There are 175 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 24, 2020, bringing the... provincial total to date to 6,883 cases. The seven-day average of daily cases is 209 (17.3 new cases per 100,000 population). The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North Central (5), Far North East (13), North West (14), North Central (5), North East (4), Saskatoon (28), Central West (9), Central East (2), Regina (70), South West (3), South Central (9) and South East (4) zones and four (4) new cases have pending residence information. Five cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North East (1), North Central (3), and North West (1). Of the 6,883 reported cases, 2,927 are considered active. A total of 3,919 people have recovered. One-hundred and five people are in hospital. Eighty-five people are receiving inpatient care; seven in the North West, 10 in North Central, one in North East, 32 in Saskatoon, two in Central East, 11 in Regina, two in South West, and 20 in the South East zone. Twenty people are in intensive care: two in North West, one in North Central, ten in Saskatoon, two in South West and five in Regina. Learn more at https://www.saskatchewan.ca//covid19-update-175-new-cases-. Learn more about COVID-19 case, test and hospitalization numbers in Saskatchewan at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness. To find your community, use the list at www.saskatchewan.ca//cases-and-risk-o/index-of-communities.

COVID-19 Update: 181 New Cases, 68 in Hospital, 60 Recoveries There are 181 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 16, 2020, bringing the p...rovincial total to date to 5,182 cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (11), Far North Central (5), Far North East (16), North West (13), North Central (18), North East (11), Saskatoon (41), Central East (5), Regina (32), South West (17), South Central (2) and South East (5) zones and five (5) new cases have pending residence information. Four cases with pending residence information were assigned to North Central (3) and North East (1) zones. Of the 5,182 reported cases, 1,928 are considered active. A total of 3,223 people have recovered. Sixty-eight people are in hospital. Fifty-two people are receiving inpatient care; one in the Far North West, three in the North West, six in North Central, five in the North East, 27 in Saskatoon, one in Regina, two in the South West, one in South Central and six in the South East zone. Sixteen people are in intensive care: two in North Central, seven in Saskatoon, two in Central East and five in Regina. Learn more at https://www.saskatchewan.ca//covid19-update-181-new-cases- Learn more about COVID-19 case, test and hospitalization numbers in Saskatchewan at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness To find your community, use the list at https://www.saskatchewan.ca//cases-an/index-of-communities

COVID-19 Update: 4 Deaths, 235 New Cases, 106 in Hospital, 50 Recoveries Four residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One resident in their 60s fr...om the Far North East zone. One resident over the age of 80 from the North West zone. One resident in their 60s from the North Central zone. One resident in their 70s from the Saskatoon zone. This brings the total number of deaths in the province to 37. There are 235 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 23, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 6,708 cases. The seven-day average of daily cases is 219 (18.0 new cases per 100,000 population), information which will be now be regularly reported. The new cases are located in the Far North West (11), Far North East (3), North West (10), North Central (24), North East (4), Saskatoon (54), Central West (4), Central East (7), Regina (66), South West (17), South Central (16) and South East (16) zones. Three (3) new cases have pending residence information. Of the 6,708 reported cases, 2,864 are considered active. A total of 3,807 people have recovered. One-hundred and six people are in hospital. Eighty-seven people are receiving inpatient care; seven in the North West, 10 in North Central, one in North East, 36 in Saskatoon, one in Central East, 11 in Regina, one in South West, and 20 in the South East zone. Nineteen people are in intensive care: one in North West, two in North Central, nine in Saskatoon, one in Central East, two in South West and four in Regina. Learn more at https://www.saskatchewan.ca//covid19-update-4-deaths-235-n. Learn more about COVID-19 case, test and hospitalization numbers in Saskatchewan at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness. To find your community, use the list at www.saskatchewan.ca//cases-and-risk-o/index-of-communities.

From SaskPower 11:17 AM: Update: Monday 23 - Customers East, North & West of Watrous Servicemen are working on and power is estimated to be restored by Noon. Customers south of Simpson will be restored by 1:00 pm. #skoutage

Update from Watrous RCMP: Missing Person Located passed away. This afternoon (November 16, 2020), RCMP search and rescue located a person in an area north of Highway #15, near the Venn Grid. Saskatoon RCMP Forensic Identification Services attended to the location to assist with the sudden death investigation. Officers determined it was Dreyden Wilda-Libke who was reported missing to Humboldt RCMP on November 13, 2020. Dreyden’s family has been notified. At this point in th...e investigation, there is no indication the death is suspicious. An autopsy has been ordered at a date yet to be determined. Watrous RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service continue to investigate. Watrous RCMP Request public assistance to locate missing 22-year-old male On November 13, 2020, Humboldt RCMP received a report of a missing 22-year-old male, Dreyden Wilda-Libke of Swift Current. Dreyden Wilda-Libke was last seen on November 7, 2020, at a residence on a farm in the RM of Wreford, near Venn, Saskatchewan. Dreyden is described as having short, light brown hair; blue eyes; and a thin build. Dreyden is 6 feet tall. He was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, jeans, work boots and he had a backpack with him. A recent photo of Dreyden is attached. If you have information about the whereabouts of Dreyden Wilda-Lidke over the past week, please contact your local police service or Watrous RCMP at 306-946-3316. You may contact Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com

From SaskPower Monday 10:00 AM: Crews have been dispatched and are determining the cause and repair time for the outage reported in Humboldt, Watrous surrounding Rurals. #skoutage

COVID-19 Update: 308 New Cases, 57 in Hospital, 43 Recoveries There are 308 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 14, 2020, bringing the p...rovincial total to date to 4,820 cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (26), Far North Central (8), Far North East (16), North West (23), North Central (30), North East (30), Saskatoon (123), Central West (7), Central East (7), Regina (20), South West (2), South Central (3) and South East (3) zones and 10 new cases have pending residence information. Of the 4,820 reported cases, 1,691 are considered active. A total of 3,100 people have recovered. Today’s high number of reported cases is due in part to the snowstorm early in the week, which resulted in fewer people going for testing, and some delays in getting samples from remote locations to the provincial labs. Although we expect to see higher and lower case numbers daily which will average out, there is an upward trend in positive case numbers. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) laboratories process large batches of COVID-19 tests. These large batches may be reported throughout the day, immediately before, or after the cut off time that is used when issuing public reporting numbers. When multiple large batches are reported immediately after the public reporting cut off time, it makes the day to day testing volumes and case numbers appear variable. Learn more at https://www.saskatchewan.ca//covid19-update-308-new-cases- Learn more about COVID-19 case, test and hospitalization numbers in Saskatchewan at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness To find your community, use the list at https://www.saskatchewan.ca//cases-an/index-of-communities